Allegheny College
Location: Meadville, PA (suburban, large town)
Size: 1,667 students
Avg percent need-met: 90%
Acceptance rate: 62%
Middle 50% ACT: 25-31 **Test Optional**
Middle 50% SAT: 1190-1370 **Test Optional**
Allegheny is a small liberal arts school located in rural northwestern PA. Their curriculum is fairly flexible; students can mix and match majors/minors from different disciplines. During their last year, all students have to take on an independent research project with oversight from professors. Professors are invested in students and teach their own classes. Despite being a small, rural school, they are known to "study like an Ivy, party like a state school," so you get two sides of the college experience. Students are heavily engaged in community service, and must live on campus all four years.
Popular majors / known for: Psychology, Biology, Economics, Neuroscience, Speech and Communication and Rhetoric
Academic approach: Liberal arts; stresses interdisciplinary and academic focus, curiosity and diverse interests
Campus tradition: Gator Activities Programming (GAP) hosts Wingfest in September. More than 4,000 chicken wings from local establishments are served, and vegan options are also available. Students line up early to receive a free Wingfest t-shirt while listening to rockin’ tunes, and student teams register in advance to participate in a wing-eating contest. Everyone is welcome to join the costumed chicken—in the chicken dance, of course—for the chance to win additional prizes.
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Environmentalism
The annual Trashion Show, sponsored in April by Students for Environmental Action, is open to anyone who wants to design and/or model a fashion made from trash or recycled materials. This popular event reinforces Allegheny’s ethic of sustainability while showcasing student creativity. Fashions in past shows have included a stunning dress made from a black garbage bag and red Solo cups and an outfit crafted from banana peels.
Offers Environmental Science & Sustainability Major/Department
Allegheny has become the first college in Pennsylvania and the 8th in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality as of April 2020
The EPA recognized Allegheny for the largest green power use Among NCAC schools
Application Details
RD deadline: February 15th
Early Action deadline: December 1st, February 1st
Supplemental essays: None
Application fee: $0
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: N/A
Interviews: Considered, encouraged
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